Culture Night 2015
CULTURE NIGHT 2015
As always Culture Night is setting out to be a night full of wonder & delights, with open
evenings, studio visits and ways to see Dublin in a completely different light than you’ve
seen it before and all for nothing.
With even more spaces opening their doors to the public this year, Qualia Dublin have
picked a handful of place which we think are definitely worth checking out around The
Liberties Quarter and Museum Quarter on 18th of September.
Liberties Historic Quarter
With creative spaces such as Pallas Projects/Stud
ios, Mothers Tankstation, Steambox,
NCAD Gallery and TOG, The Liberties Historic Quarter have plenty to offer. After
Head over to Anoynomous for some music, a art gallery and antique store with an
eclectic mix of mid century furniture, art, curios, lighting and oddities. Or perhaps, In-
Transit at NCAD who present a showcase of international outdoor music and dance
performances, featuring the sensational Dublin AfroBeat Ensemble supported by a selection
of street spectaculars in the exact centre of Dublin’s Liberties – The Oliver Bond
Street Football pitch – organised by ourfarm.ie in the National College of Art and Design.
Pallas Projects/Studios
1 The Coombe, Dublin, Ireland
Time:5pm – 9pm
Diagrams
Martin Boyle, Craig Donald, Jacqueline Holt, Colin Martin, Brigid McLeer, Bea McMahon, Elvira Santamaria
Torres. Curated by Niamh McDonnellDiagrams, curated by Belfast-based academic Niamh
McDonnell, is a mixed media show of work by 7 Irish and Northern Irish artists based in Belfast, Dublin
and London, comprising lens-based media, drawings, paintings and sculptures. The exhibition sees
each artist using the diagram to describe a previous work or to make a preliminary sketch for a new
work. The show explores how the dynamic space of the diagram visualizes different sets of relations
between elements and so generates multiple reading narratives.
NCAD Gallery
Oliver Bond Street, Dublin, Ireland
5pm - 9pm
°°(Broken Mirrors)’
is a two-person exhibition, featuring the work of artists Jonathan Mayhew and Lee Welch that broadly
explores the concept and representation of the future in a contemporary context. Through the medium
of print, sculpture and photography this show will speculate about both the future’s potential and
legacy.
Steambox
School St, Dublin
5pm-12am
Visit the Steambox Group Exhibition, Open Studio Night & Enjoy Music. Steambox is an arts
resource centre of studios, galleries and classrooms, with equipment and consultation available.
Steambox is a project of the Independent Museum of Contemporary Arts [IMOCA].
Mother’s Tankstation
40 Watling Street, Dublin, Ireland
Time: 5pm-10pm
Lee Kit’s site specific installation at mother’s tankstation represents a jewel-like opportunity to
see his work in Ireland. Born in Hong Kong, 1978 and based in Taipei, his work inherits the essence
of Chinese culture while simultaneously opening to western influence and the legacy of
colonialism. Working in a board range of media, including painting, drawing, video and installation,
Lee Kit professedly travels with little other than his inherent cultural references, allowing
his superbly sensitive practice to reflect a spontaneity of combining found or chosen objects
with an emotional response to the world he finds immediately before him.
TOG
4 Chancery Lane, Dublin
Time: 5pm-11pm
TOG is a hackerspace based in Dublin City Centre. It is a shared space where members have
a place to be creative and work on their projects in an environment that is both inspiring and
supportive of both new and old technologies.
BLOCK T
Smithfield, Dublin
5pm-11pm
BLOCK T is opening its doors on Culture Night to showcase the amazing work
being done within its walls. BLOCK T Open Studios evening is a chance for the
public to see the creative output of studio members as well as work completed
by participants of the Darkroom Photography school and Skillsets creative
courses. An exhibition will take place in the studio building as well as a dropin
art demo and photogram workshop, with some of the studios opening their
doors to allow guests a glimpse of the work that goes on there.
Lighthouse Cinema
Smithfield, Dublin
To celebrate Culture Night and a love of cinema Light House Cinema have partenered
with Niamh Geraghty of Perfectionist Confectionist along with Geraldine
Arnold of Cake My Day and Philip Mullen of Kickshaw Cakes to create an exhibition
of cakes around the theme of Studio Ghibli! Alongside the exhibition, Light
House Cinema will be screening Ghibli classic My Neighbour Totoro throughout
the evening. Come along and celebrate the great Japanese animation studio.
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IMMA
14 Kilmainham Lane, Dublin
5pm-9pm
IMMA is the home of the national collection of modern and contemporary art and takes responsibility
for the care and maintenance of this national resource. Visit exhibitions ‘What We Call
Love: From Surrealism to Now, Mise en Scène’ by Canadian artist Stan Douglas and ‘El Lissitzky:
The Artist and the State’.Take part in a free drop-in family workshop 6.15 – 7.30pm, take an
exhibition tour, and IMMA25 presents Culture Crawl.
Bluefire on Smithfield Square
6pm-10pm
On the eve of their annual Festival, BlueFire are delighted to bring their Smithfield Summer
Picnics to Culture Night, but with a twist. Bask in the glow of candlelight; enjoy live music,
performances and workshops. Pack some delicious treats and join in at Smithfield Square
for an evening under the stars! There may even be a few surprises in store… Bluefire create
free cultural and artistic events to make the most of Dublin, its diversity and its space